Receptacle for matches and the like.



.|. MORGAN.

RECEPTACLE FOR MATCHES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 1917.

59,65% I Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

imi-'1N MORGAN, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

RECEPTACLE FOR MATCHES AND THE LIKE.

Spec-cation of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

Application filed June 5, 1917. Serial No. 172,923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MORGAN, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles for Matches and the like, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to receptacles for small articles such as matches or the like, and has for one of its principal objects to provide such a receptacle which is diiiicult to open when m an upside-down position, while being easily opened when in its normal position, thus preventing the accidental spilling of the contents.

The invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of elements and parts, as shown in the accompanying drawings and described in this specification.

In kthe said drawings, Figure l is a side view, partly in section, of a match box constructed according to my invention; Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the same in an upside down position; Fig. 3 is an end view, also in an upside down position, a portion of the inner member of the match box being broken away; Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 5, showing a modified form of outer box member; and Fig. 5 is a plan view of the form shown in Fig. 4.

In carrying my invention into effect in the embodiment thereof shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, I provide an outer casing member having a top 11, bottom 15, and sides 16, but no ends; and an inner box member adapted to slide in said casing, having a bottom 17, sides 18, and ends 12. On the inside of the top 11 of the outer member is pasted or otherwise secured a piece of-cardboard or the like 13, extending the entire length thereof, except for a small portion at each end and preferably extending entirely thereacross with the exception of a narrow space along each side of said top member 11, although it may extend entirely across laterally. As shown at 14, (see particularly Fig. 1,) the tops of the side por tions 18 are cutslightly lower than the tops of the end portions 12. It will also be observed that there is a certain amount of vertical play between the inner and outer box members.

The operation of this embodiment of my invention is as follows: When the box is in its right side up position, as shown in Fig. 1, the inner box member rests on the inside of the bottom of the outer member, leaving a space at the top for the tops of the end members 12 of the inner box member to clear the cardboard 13 and permit the box to be opened or closed. When, however, the box is in its upside down position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the inner box member rests on its ends l2 upon the portion 11 of the outer box member, and if it is attempted to open the box when in this position, one or the other of these members 12 will strike against an end of the cardboard 13. If the carboard 13 extends the entire width of the portion 11, the sides 18 of the inner box member will nevertheless clear the same, by reason of their being cut away at 14; while if the cardboard 13 does not extend the entire width of the portion 11, the sides 18 will clear the same whether cut away at 14 or not.

In the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5 I provide an outer box member comprising a top 20, sides 21, and a bottom 22. In lieu of providing a piece of cardboard analogous to the piece 13, I emboss or stamp the portion 2O downward, as shown at 23 in Figs. 4 and 5. I provide an inner box member, either of the ordinary form, or of the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, for use in combination with this outer box member. The operation of this embodiment of my invention will be readily understood from what has been set forth concerning the construction and operation of the first described embodiment.

The advantages of my invention will be obvious. I do not limit myself to the exact forms described, as it will be evident that the same might be altered in various ways, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

1. In a receptacle, the combination with a casing open at both ends and having a portion of the top thereof lying below the plane of the remainder of the top; of a box member adapted to slide in said casing.

2. In a receptacle, the combination with a casing open at both ends and having a portion of the top thereof lying below the plane of the remainder of the top; of a boX member adapted to slide in said casing, the ends of said box member being higher than the sides thereof.

3. In a receptacle, the combination with a casing having a portion of the top thereof embossed whereby said portion is depressed below the plane of the remainder of the top;

of a boX member adapted to slide in said casing.

Mies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner Washington, D. C.

4. In a receptacle, the combination with a casing having a portion of the top thereof embossed whereby said portion is depressed below the plane of the remainder of the top; of a box member adapted to slide in said casing, the ends of said box member being higher than the sides thereof. r

In witness whereof I have hereunto signe Y my name this 22nd day of May, 1917.

JOHN MORGAN.

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